Topic 1: Electrical charges, static electricity Flashcards
What is electricity?
A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles
What is static electricity?
The build-up of electrons on an object, more accurately the unbalanced charged resulting from that
What are the Laws of charges?
- Unlike charged attract
- Like charges repel
- Charged objects attract uncharged objects
What is electrical discharge?
When the build-up of electrons on an object is attracted to another object and jumps
What is a Van de Graff machine
A machine that builds up static electric charge with a belt
What special organ does an electric eel use to produce electrical charge
electroplaques
What is electrical current?
The flow of charged particles
What are the two conditions for a continuous flow of electricity?
- There is a sufficient energy source
- There is a complete path for electricity to flow
What are Amperes?
The rate of which electrical current flows, called “amp” for short
What are conductors?
Materials that allow the passage of electricity
What is a circuit?
A path that controls the flow of electricity
What is a load?
A device that converts electrical energy to another form of energy
What is voltage?
Measure of how much electrical
energy each charged particle carries (AKA potential difference)
What amps can lightning strike at?
30,000 A
What does Anodizing mean?
The process of coating aluminum with aluminum oxide
